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Sean Penn
American actor
Sean Penn (born August 17, 1960, Santa Monica, California, U.S.) is an American film actor and director known for his versatility and intense performances. The son of show-business parents, Penn chose to forgo college and instead joined the Los Angeles Repertory Theater. After a few television appearances, including a role in an episode of Barnaby Jones (1979), he moved to New York City in 1980. Well-received performances in the Off-Broadway Heartlands and the film Taps (both 1981) paved the way for Penn’s fame-making role as the underachieving surfer Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). He followed with ...(100 of 814 words)